Improved cash for preserving butter, cheese, and other articles



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The Schedule referred to in these Letters. Patent .and making part ofthe umn.

To all whom' 'it ma/y conce/rn.-

Be it knownl that I, THEoDoRE R. TIMBY, of the town and county of Saratoga, inthe State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement V.in Gases for Preserving Butter, 85e.; and I. do hereby declare the following to be a scription of the same, in theiart to which it full, clear, and exact desufcient to enable those skilled appertains, to manufacture and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, .which forms part of' this specification, and which shows my invention with the case in verticat section and the rack in elevation.

A represents the outside or case, which may be of glass, porcelain, china, earthenware, stone, Wood, or any metal properly coated to resist the eiects of brine or pickle.

The case is supplied with the cover A', furnished grooves G, which are designed to receive wires or strings, to' tighten. a band, G', over'the joint formed by the cover A and case A, whole, when completed, air-tight, if deemed necessary.

The rack B may be constructed of any of the same materials as those designated as being used for the outside.

It is made to't loosely into the' supplied with one or inoreshelves, serving as a shelf, cheese, or other su erve. l The top, D, extends over onlya portion of the area of the inner surface of the case A,`as shown in the drawing, and the outside of the rack is only'partially closed, leaving a suflicient vertical space upon the side outer case, and is C, (the bottom, B', )upon which to place the butter, b'stance which it is designed to prel to allow the brine or pickle to enter, as hereinafter described, and to also enable a person to have free access V to the butter, cheese, 86e., placed in the rack.

thus making the By means of the handle E, on .the top, D, the rack B'may be raised up suciently to allow a person to take outQr cut off enough butter or cheese for use, and ..then slide the rack back into the case again.

Upon the bottom of the case, extending around the circumference, is a flange, b b, to form a recess, as shown by the dotted lines b', which is filled with brine the butter or other substance, as may be required. The operation of my improvement islas follows: Place the butter F upon the hshelves in the rack B, and shove the rack down into the case. Then pour in brine or pickle enough to lill all the space inside the case, submerging 'the whole, and expelling the air. Raise the rack up to permit the brine to get underneath. Let it'down, put on the cover A', and if it is desired to keep for a long time without disturbing it, place the band over the joint, and fasten with wires or strings in theV grooves G, .thus makingit air-tight. In case cheeses are to be preserved, they may be ,substitutedrupon the shelves in place of the butter, and brandy placed in, and in this manner the finest kind of brandy-cheese may be made and kept, in a simple and eective manner. Y Having thus described my improvement, What I claim as new, and of my own invention, and for which I desire to secure lLetters Patent, is-

l. The rack B, constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes set forth. l

2. The combination ofthe rack B with the case A, for the purposes as described.

WM. H. BRERETON, Jr., W. B. DEMING.

yor pickle; and in case the bottom, B,is perforated, as i it may be, the brine will be brought in contact'with 

